The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-06-29
ALEXANDRIA'S RAILROADS.

That great metropolitan journal, the
Times Democrat, under the above cap
ton. has the following in its issue OF
Saturday, concerning the many pro-
iected railroads to our Town. 1t is
plaiuly to DE seen at a glance that our
Town is growing in Importance to the
outside world, and that its future is
certainly a bright one. Let our peo-
pie keep moving-let them encourage
all the railroads that want to come
here-let them build up congresses,
and such like, and the time is not far
distant when Alexandria will be the
second city in Importance in Loulsl-
ana. The chances are offered her and
she will accept. Here is what the
Times- Democrat says;
Alexandria, in this State, has been
working earnestly to get more railroad
connections, and the promise is that 1t
will soon secure them. 1t has already
q line in the Il. and p, which gives it
connection with Shreveport on the
north and New Orleans on the south,
as we'll as with st. Landry, St. Martin
and the other rich Parishes of Central
Louisiana but it aims at something
more. Alexandria has been selected
as the best terminus for number o
proposed lines, which are to eztenc
northward to Arkansas, connecting
with the net work of railways in tina
State. 1t possesses the advantages o
being on an important trunk line, a
well as having river communicate
with New Orleans and st. Louis, an
of being located in the centre of ric
agricultural and timber district
Hence it is not to be wondered at tha
the capitalists proposing to build raj
roads southwark from Arkansas int
Louisiana, should fix on Alexandra s
offering them advantages equal, if nj
superior, to any in that section
Louisiana.
There has been. as we have sal
several lines proposed to the Rapid
town, the most prominent being tho
running northeasterly and northwe
terlv, to connect with the railroad sy
TENS of East and West Arkanss
While these different projects we
on foot, Alexandria was not idle, b
has civeu them all the encourageme
and assistance in its power. The CO
ference the other day between t
Mayor and Town Council on the o
side and the representatives of
Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad
the other, shows how willing and e
nest Alexandria is in the maeter.
agreement was drawn up and sign
hy the Mayor on the part of the CT
and the officers of the railroad,
which the latter agreed to CONNER
the construction of the road fir
Brinkley, Ark, to Alexandria, Def
April l next, and complete it, W
bridges, etc, before Jan. l, 1891,
return for a pledge to vote five L
tax for ten years. With the sentim
exhibited at this conference, aud
the mass meeting held to consider
matter, there seems to be little rea
to doubt that the tax will be vote'
the coming election to be held i
few DAYS; and that Alexandria VI
within as short time as possible,
cure this railroad.
There is every probability tina
will secure the other road to the No
west, in the direction ultimately
Fort Smith. Indeed, the officers
this road have also visited Alexan
within the week and promise tina
survey will begin in few day
With these two roads completed, N
Louisiana, which few years ago,
fore the extension of the Vicksb
Shreveport and Pacific, was wit
any railroads whatever, will be as
provided as any portion of the 81
and nearly any part of the sont
And it owes much of this to the e
gv and enterprise Of its people,
have been willing to tax themselv
order to secure better outlets to mai
A REGULAR slaughter in fig
lawns and prints at Bauer y W
In lawns we ofer-l2 cents good
dnced to 10 cents; 10 cents good
duced to cents; 6 cents goods re
ed to S cents and we are just il
ceipt of fine lot Of 3 cents goos
Don't forget the place: Bauer y '
Hustmyre's old stand, corner Be
and Jackson street,.